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Historical Event on 6/9/1999

The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23rd, 1856
7/1/1997Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect.
1/24/1980E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
11/29/1988Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, resigned as Prime Minister of India, a country which had been ruled by his family for all but five of its 42 years of independence. The end of the dynasty came after elections that were both violent and inconclusive, neither Gandhi's Congress party nor the opposition National Front received a clear majority, although the latter had a few more votes. The only real winner was the fundamentalist Hindu party, Bharatiya Janata, which is now the power broker. If the National Front wants to rule, its leader V.P. Singh needs the religious group's support.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
9/19/1991Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947.
10/1/1990Constitution's 75th amendment bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months fails through the first stage in Lok Sabha for want of a simple majority.
8/7/1998The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force.